LANSING - Democrats had talked big in the week leading up to Election Day about how a superior turnout effort, an energized Democratic base and voter anger with Republican Governor Rick Snyder would propel Democrat Mark Schauer to the governorship, but none of those predictions came to pass as voters handed Snyder a second term
BIRMINGHAM - Any serious angel investor must be serious about the due diligence process. This is how private equity is evaluated. It drives the deal. On Nov. 12, the Great Lakes Angels and Blue Water Angels will host a joint training session to provide the in?s and out?s of due diligence through best practices. The
LANSING ? The deadline to apply for the 2015 Michigan 50 Companies to Watch Awards is Friday Nov. 7 at 5 pm. But you don?t have to have the paperwork done until December. This year?s theme is Unleashing Innovation and Growth: Michigan Entrepreneurs, focusing on companies that are innovative in their fields or practices and
HOUGHTON - The General Motors Foundation has given Michigan Technological University a $100,000 grant through its University/Organization Partner Program to support a variety of student activities, including the Advanced Hybrid Electric Vehicle and Advanced Motorsports Enterprises, Environmental Engineering senior design programs, student groups and diversity initiatives. Through the University/Organization Partner Program, the GM Foundation annually
GRAND RAPIDS - Adtegrity, an Internet advertising network, Tuesday reported a sharp drop in net income for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, with a corresponding drop in revenues. Adtegrity?s unaudited results included net income of $80,892 for the third quarter on revenues of $4.3 million, compared with a net income of $419,215 on revenues
GRAND RAPIDS - Building on the success of years prior, educators, community leaders and environmental stewards will come together in Grand Rapids from November 6-8 for the fourth annual Great Lakes Place-based Education Conference. The conference, cosponsored by the Great Lakes Stewardship Initiative and Grand Valley State University, will feature field trips, workshops and presentations
EAST LANSING ? Join the IAUG Michigan Holiday Chapter Meeting with special giveaways on November 13 at the Eagle Eye Golf Club and you could win some special prizes. Speakers: Dwight Reifsnyder has worked with converged voice and data networks beginning with the first Avaya VoIP implementation in Colorado in 2001. He has worked in
KALAMAZOO - Vestaron Corporation, a company that designs environmentally friendly insecticides, announced the final close of its Series C Financing. Anterra Capital, based in the Netherlands, added $4 Million to the $10 Million previously announced to bring total funding to $14 Million. Anterra Capital is jointly funded by Moonray Investors, the proprietary investment arm of
ANN ARBOR - Welcome back to Michigan, Kathryn Gardner, MVCA?s newest Fellow. Kathryn starts her Fellowship at Arboreum Ventures, and The Michigan Venture Capital Association, in its latest eNewsletter, asked her to introduce herself to the MVCA community. How did you find out about the Fellows program? What advantage do you think the Fellows program
ANN ARBOR - After years on the tech scenes in San Francisco and New York, and with serious start-up and customer acquisition successes to his credit, Shelby Twp. native Shane Bliemaster watched Southeast Michigan?s tech industry growth with more than just passing interest. And, in return, the burgeoning tech start-up scene wouldn?t stop trying to